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"" your territory, to take possession of the whole of el it, in the name of my master." [When the French befiire, in the month of Fe bruary last, ventured to pass the Minho, they in like manner issued a paper with the ridiculous title of Proclamation ; they were, however, defeated, and proceeded to the frontiers of another province, more open, and where they hoped to encounter fewer ob stacles. They are mistaken—they will meet with - a barrier of brass--they majr occupy some 'small part of the frontier country, but an incessant and relent less war shall make them abandon their. enterprise ; the 'whele of the country they can never conquer.] " I do not, therefore, expect that I shall meet " with any resistance, but Ratter myself I shall be " received with the same cordiality with which we " were received little more than a year ago." [We received the French well in November, 1807, because his Royal Highness expressly com manded it ; and it was never eitpeeted that they -would prove so cruel and rapacious as we found Spain likewise then made common cause with - the French. Does not Muhl SOULT know how we were trcated by JUNOT, who trampled on on our Independence and on our Constitution— rna:la slaves of our youth,„ violated 'out %%omen, faced the image.; of our Saints) what honour ! what desperation ! and can hr flatter himself that we shall receive him cordially ? Ah ! had such a proposition been mtde to our ancestors, what fury would have possessed them. Our neighbours, in 'their wars against us, always advanced and relied on some equivocal rights - of succession, and during the eight centuries our monarchy has lasted, no insolent stranger has ever dared to say to us—" I wish to be ,lord of your kingdom, receive us cordially." But it was reserved for the present age to see and hear monstrous extravagancies of every kind.] " What effeet can resistance have ? what can you " propose to yourselves, when all those armies " which frenzy had assembled in Spain are de " stroyed ?" [This is a great falsehood : the same armies exist I which did exist, and if they did nor, why, after having entered Madrid more than three months ago, hive you had not been able to advance either' to Pastello, Branco, or to Badajos ? Besides, do' you not 'know that Portegal, contains three millions of inhat;itants, and consequently 500,000 men CAp tbie of bearing,arms, and all willing and eager to bea them. Perhaps you imagine we have not .arms k hot we hare considerable quantities, and our ' Governinow ios, no doubt, applied to England for more. van think our armies are separated and This might have been the nnier dle, t ll,l ...mem, but certainly is not tinder we have considered, and are aware of the .4lty 1,1 uniting our forces, or at least making them set in concert.] " That English army which made its appearance "on the Continent only to foment the spirit of dis " order and rebellion, and inflia all kinds of cala " mities, has been defeated and forced to embark " for England, after having lost one-halt of its sol diers, 'its b est G enera l s, a l l, i ts ammunit i on and "artillery, its horses and baggage." Me are weary with so much repetition with re 'Peet to the English army.......BESSIERM in January, said, that the English had lost 10,000 men; and SOUL T s ays t h ey lost 17,500 (the halfef 35,000,"0f. Which the army of General MOORE at first con-'- list,L) We shall, no doubt, soon be told that all the English were killed or taken, and not a single , man re-emba r ked. Th e _ F renc h sho U ld know that several British divisions are already disembarking in the Tagus, and thikt more are expected, and that , as the British Cabinet knows its first interest is the interest ,of the peninsula, it is greatly to be hoped that a British force will land in the Asturias, and, joining those valiant mountaineers, proceed to take Ferrol and. Comma, and attack the rear-guard of &um It will likewise be very proper that Eng land should send efficacious succours to Catalonia, to reconquer Barcelona, because that placa remain ing in the power of the enemy, greatly impedes the operations.of the Patriots 10 the South of Spain.] " Portuguese, in the name of his 'Majesty the Emperor and King NAPOLEON. I offer. you that peace which you yourselves have driven . frOm your country.:: You come to offer us peace ! with whom, then, re Wit at war but with you ? We were at peace when your arrival caused war. Your proposal is aelf - coutradiabry. The peace we seek must be compatible with the seared rights and honour of our august Sovereign, and with our national independ ence• Do not change the meaning of words : what you offer us is slavery, and not peace. You pro Pose that we should be quiet, and suffer you to seize, 'Without resistance, the Government of the , nation. This is truly a very extraordinary manner of treating for peace. " I offer you proteaion for yourselves and your prcpesty ; for your religion, and the Ministers of t!„.it religion." f.AON BUONAPARTE in like manner offered to toperty, for a contribution of 40' mil -10.14 and M. JUNOT increased this tr it in such a manner as to pro. gold in the churches, taking only the sacred itten sils necessary for your defence,: be was likewise willing to divest religion of the superstitions by which it was dishonourell; in other words, like JU LIAN, the Apostate, to reduce it to that ridiculous simplicity which must render it contemptible. " I offer you likewise an entire oblivion of the " past, and will engage that you shall receive the " clemency of his Majesty the Emperor." Clemency from a den entirely a stranger to us, and froM So vindialive and ferocious a tyrant, it is not possible either to wish ,it, -or to hope it. , "You shall enjoy the benefit of the sublime in " stitutions of the same august Sovereign. It will " be easy for me to deliver you from the calamities " which you cannot deny that you endure, and " assuage the evils which you have suffered, if I " arrange your Administrations, and organize anew " the Portuguese Army." • We have experienced the Sublime Government of your august Friend, and God prote& us froth it.' Of our calamities you are the cruse, for Portugal was flourishing before your fatal arrival. Your presence, far from assuaging, would most miserably aggravate our evils. Our Administrations and our Armies are already organized, and it would be the last of degra dations to suffer your Government again to disorga nize them absolutely. " There are among you, Citizens whose inicit tions have ever been pure, and who ought now " to exercise their influence to promote the re-esta " blishtnent of good order ;--they may be assured " their services will be well received, and the most " efficacious protetlion will be afforded them, what " ever their situation, whether in the Army, the " Church,, or the State." If M. SouLT means by these pure Citi;eus, any partizans of the French Government, they are a dreadful disgrace to their Country, to say no mote. ".Itefleci, Portuguese, on your situation." It is the best in'the world for defending ourselves against our enemies. " And consider well these generous offers; while "' it is time. But iet•your Submission be pioitipt and " sincere, it you wish to avoid the evils from which " I would save you." And so it is only for our good that you came from Poland to our distant country ! What exalted charity ! You are a new St., Francis. But the ridiculous custom which began at the Revolution, still con tinues, by which the' modern French praless, sad write the dire& coutrary to what they praetiie. " And your country shall be Made to shine with " ti new splendour." No doubt by causing Beira, Alta, and,Algarva, to produce some new Camoens. Less brilliancy, we believe, will suit us better. (Signed) " The Marshal, Duke of DALMATIA. " RIC:AIM, Gen. in Chief of the Statf." It appears from , the annual statement made by the Bank Dtrectors; that the amount of their No:es in Giied{atiun i 5 about seventeen millions and a halt'.-- Of these gourds of four millions are in Notes of 11. and 21. At 3 Cour( of Burgesses for the ancient City and Liberty of Westminster, held at the 'Guildhall in and for the said City, on TUesday last, JOHN WIL• LOCK, Ot Golden-square, Esq. and GEORGE KIER, Ot, Btitige 'street, Esq. were ele&ed 'Aldermen, or , 'Chief Burgesses, for ,rhe year ensuing. .Aeatt. Foots.—The following account of the origin .of the ancient custom, sending people upon a Fool's Errad, on the first of this month . , is taked' from Dr. JAMIESON'S Etymological Ditaionary.— '" Young people, attra6led by the singular cry of the cuckoo, being anxious to see it, are often very assi duous to obtain this gratification. But as this bird changes its place so secretly and suddenly, when they think they are just within reach of it, they hear its ,cry at a considerable distance. 'rhos they run from place to place, stilt finding themselves as far removed from their objed at;' ever. Hence the phrase, hunt the Gowk, may have come to be, used for any fruitless attempt.; and particularly for those vain errands on which pers onsiare sent on the first • day of April. • " Nor is it unlikely that the custom of sending one on what is called u Gowk's Errand, on the Ist day of April, has hal its origin, in connexion with what is mentioned above, from the circumstance of the bird's making its appearance in our country 'bout the beginning of ,this month. It is said, in deed, that if , is generally about the middle of April that it is first observed. Bat if we reduce this to the old style, it will fall' within a few. days of. the beginning of the month ; and it is well known that it is silent for some short time after its at rival 5 its note, which is that of the male, being a call - to love." SMITHFIELD MARKET, Aral'. This .day's market was fully supplied with prime beasts, and the slew of cattle in 4eneral was 0010- ful ;' Beef is dearer than our last report ; Mutton,' Veal, Pork, and Lamb sold at last priCes, and'.the trade for the most part was pretty brisk., The sales in the Haymarket were somewhat lively; Straw and Clover have dropped in price since Friday's market ; Hay fetched last price. —The following prices and numbers are an accurate statement : To sink the Mild per stone of Sib. Beef 45. Bd. to 6s. 44. —Mutton 45. iod. to 6s. 6d,—Veal 6s. od. to 7s. 6d.—Pork s , od. 6s. to 6d.—Lamb 75. 64. 19 95. od. • 13011t5, 2,4oo.—Sheepand Lambs, i6,ooo.—Calves, Pigs, 200. Hay sl. zos: od. to 61. 6s. Dd.:— Straw 11, 16s. od. to 2!. es. od.—Clover 61. los. 1071. is. ad. CORN-EXCHANGR, APRIL 10.—The arrivals of Wheat to-day make a middling supply, and sales of prime samples are readily ' made at an advance in price of about 2s. per quarter; Barley in plenty, 'in ferior sort cheaper ; White Pease and lick Beans rather lower; there are large supplies of Oats, and sales thereof are cheaper; Flour remains at ~ late DUTCH PAPERS. FROM TIM ROYAL COURANT, PUBLISHED AT AM STERDAM ON THE 4TII INSTANT. The dispositions adopted by his Majesty for shut ting the ports having expired on the last day of the preceding month of March, his Majesty has thought it necessary to make some mitigations in respe& to the shutting of the Ports, and to bring all the arrangements relative thereto into complete uni formity with those which have taken place on the saute aubjea in France. 'We subjoin a copy of the Royal Decree, which regulates all that relates to this important subject; and to insure the stria execu tion of the measures adopted, his Majesty has there with charged a Marine Director of Ways and Means; this office being newly created and assign ed to a Member of the Council of State, as the la hours of the Minister of Finance are too numerous and of too great importance, under the existing cir cumstances, which are of the highest interest, to admit of his exclusively devoting his attention to this department. - Notwithstanding the'severity of these measures, the well disposed- mercantile person 3 will perceive the advantages which the trade with neutral and iliendly countries may afford, for making the present state of things last until the conclusion of a general peace, at which period alone can trade ;and naviga tion experience a revival. The interest of com merce is cenneaed with the discovery of abuses, and the disclosure thereof to the Government, inasmoth as his Majesty 'has declared, than in case an impro per use shall be made of - the permission to trade coastways, the said trade shall be again prohibited, and the ports shut up anew. it therefore behoves every one to be watchful of this, and to be conti nually attentive to prevent the mistakes which aright therefrom ensue to the interests of trade, and the State al large : " Louis Napoleon, by the Grace of God, and the Consti tution ot the kingdom, King . Of Holland and Constable of France, taking into consideration that the term prescribed by our De tee ut the 2.7 th ct November, tSoB , No..s,,oxpites on the 3151 inst. Taking further iota consideration that it , is necessary, at the presctit'peri.Al, to take further measures, either tot the renewal ut4he aforesaid Decree, or the previous Decrees, respecting the mans ut carrying into execution the prohibition or all Coounace with the Enemy, or ot replacing them, in whole or part, by other measures calculated to place all in.,tters relative to navigation, on a tooting of complete uniformity with the Decree ot i , ramar and of our Brother the Emperor ; aud notwithstanding the difficulties arising from the Nlarintite War, and those vvlii , ..ll Commerce sutlers for its own interest, beirig continually anxious to contribute to that important Object, sae have decreed, and hereby decree— Aar. I. All commerce, correspondence, and communica tion pith Englacici, remains prohibited according to the pur port of our previous Laws, Decrees, and Regulations, arid particularly such ot them as expired on the 31st inst. so far is OD 14:ration is therein trade by the present decree. • 11- l rum the first day.of the succeeding month of A pril, thu:elloning filty.two articles, may be exported to friendly or neutral countries in Dutch vessels, or those sailing under the tt.g of neutral or allied powers. [Sec the list in out Paper . ol:Frid4y.] 111. The iinp:srtation Of the follunrrig thirty. two articles shall be Ore the list in our Paper of Friday I IV.: The coniincaiities prepaied for exportation shall not be pu: On board until prairrous notice has been given thereof to .the :Vtatine Director Or the Ways and Means, with a par ticular specification of such articles, which canpot be ex port ed but ti'cim the ports of AMiterdam, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, G roningen, Etnaden, Harlingen, V eere, 'Litrikace, and Brouwershaven. [The renisianng eight Article; relate merely to the details ot the distinct in which the above Articles are to be carried into execution by the Marine Director and the three Naval Commanders of me Coast Districtp„ The Decree is dated at Utrecht. • BAYONNE, MARCH 21.—The S panis h no who arrived here on Ibis 15th from Saragossa will continue their journey on the 29d for Nancy. Pa latex is to proceed for the same place, under the escort of only one Officer. Marshal Launes, puke of Montebello, will, it is said, .shortly pass through this place, on 'his way t 9 Paris. The report is con firmed of General St. Cyr having totally defeated the corps of Reding, and of his being under the walls of Valencia. Marshal. Viaor, Duke of Belluno, vitas to have passed the Tagus on the 16th instant, at or near Almanza, to cut off the insurgents under the command of Cuesta. Madrid is extremely tranquil ; only one regiment is left in that capital; all the rest of the troops have marched for Toledo to join the corps under General Sebastiani. The Mar quis tie la Rumana, compelled to fly from the moun tains of Asturias, has betaken himself to the coast of. Orems. The small body of troops which remained to him t( isn'ays been completely cut up. 'Two whole re-' gimento 7 cavalry have been made prisoners. The 116th and iaist regiments of the liue, who bad es corted the garrison at Saragossa, have returned to Sisain. The troops that were quartered in the bar racks on the glacis of this fortress, have also marched for that kingdom. They are to relieve the Imperial Guard in - the garrisons of Valladolid, Palencia, and Butgos. A battalion of fusileers of the guards have this day arrived here. According to letteri from ParnpelUna, one-Italf the garrison of that place had watched -to cotpinence the hiege of Juke, in Arragon. It is not supposed that this smalltfort can hold out, above a week. 2‘3.--.--Tbe Emperor has not yet set off.for the army, nor has the Austrian Ambassa dor yet left us.. This circumstance excites the sur prize of many ; but besides that the negotiation may not hitherto he completely and totally broken off, we have always seen that his Majesty dues not set off to. join -his army until:he has reason to think that it completely assembled and prepared for atlion: As to what concerns the departureoftheAustrianMiuister, though he no longer appears at public places or in the coon, circles, he may have received orders not to leave this capital, nutil he shall have seen our Etnpor set off, and his further stay be thereby rendered totally useless. The troops now on their march for Germany and Italy have received orders to make the utmost expedition, and to employ waggons for that purpose, which has been done by some battalions of infantry belonging to the Imperial Guard. MADRID, MARCH 14.-- , Deputations of the clergy are chetinually arriving, to lay at the foot of the throne dtclarations,ol their submission and fidelity. The inhabitants of a toitrn on the frontiers of Anda lusia, having given information of a considerable quantity of English arms being lodged in a certain monastery, the whole of theta have beets seized. It is comfit that the insurgents have refused to admit the English into Cadiz. The batteries tired upon a frigate wbicit was attempting to enter. , • On Friday a carpenter, employed on the roof of the New Covent-Garden Theatre, fell from the top, and was killed on the spot. The unfortunate man Was, it appears,. m a stale of intoxication when the fatal actadeut oocu►red, SCR J..MOORE's P,RIVATE, LE772R, The following is a correct Copy of the Extra& of the Letter of this much lamented Officer, which has excited somuch curiosity, and which has been printed pursuant to the Order of the liuuw of Commons. EXTRACT OF A LETTER rttom LIF.CTE?JANT-GE- NERAL SIR JOHN I,IOOEE, TO VISCOUNT CAS.: TLERRAGH, DATED CORUNNA, JAN. 13, 1809: " Situated as this army is at •present, it is inipoe. sible for me to detail to your Lordship the eveinS which have taken place since I had the honour, to address you front Aatorga, on the 31st of Deceineer,;' I have therefore determined to send to England, Brigadier-General Charles Stewart, as the Ofriecr best qualified to give you every information you cm want, both with respell to our a&ual situation, kit/ the events which have 1,-d to it. " Your Lordship knows, that had I follr4ed.my • own opinion, as, a military man, I should have re-. tired with the army from Salamanca. The Spanish armies were then beaten ; there was no Spanish force to which we could unite, and 1 was satisfied that no efforts would be made to aiel us, or to favotir the cause in which they Wele,etvaged. " I was sensible, however, that the ap a thy an d indifference of the Spaniards would never have been believed; that had the British been withdrawn, the • loss of the cause would hare been imputed to their retreat, and it was necessary 'to risk this army to convince the people or England, as. well as the rest of Europe, that the Spaniards had neither the power . nor the inclination to make any churls tor them , . selves. It was for this reason that I made t!ie march to Sahagun. As a diversioti, it seeeeeded; I brought the whole disposable 'wee m the french against till's army; and it has been allowed to follow • me, with out a single movement being made to favour my le treat. The People of the Gallicias, though armed, made no attempt to stop the passage of the Ereeeh . through their mountains.. They abandoned their • dwelliNgs at our approach, drove away their carts, oxen, and every thing that could be of the smallest aid to the army. The consequeuce has been, that • our sick have been left behind and wh , ..ti our horm s or mules faded, which, on such tuslrehes, and through such a country, was the case to a great ex tent, baggage, ammunition, stores, &c. and .ev. a money, were necessarily destroyed or abandoned. " I am sorry to say, that the army, whose con= du& I had such reason to extol on its march 'through Portugal, and on its arrival in Spain, his totaity changed its charaaer since it began to retreat. I can say nothing in its favour, but that when there. was a prospect of fighting the enemy, the men. wthe then orderly, and seemed pleased and determined to do their duty. In front of Villa Franca, the Freech came up with the reserve, with which I wAs covvr• ing the retreat of the army ; they attacked it et C.i cabelos. • I retired, covered by the 9th regiott:itr„ and marched that night .to kl , rrosias, and irt,tia thcitice to Nogales and Lugo, where 1 had ord eiv e the different divisions which preceded to halt arid collect. At Lugo, the French again came up with us. They .attacked our advanc,:d pasts on the tint • and 7th, and were repulsed in both attempts, wit little loss on our side. I heard from the pri;totiers taken, that three divisions of the; French ur\ny were come up, commanded by Mahal Soult ; I there fore expected to be attacked 00 the Turning of the sib. It %ea , : my wish to come to that is.ue ; I to-d perfed confidence in the %elver of the troeps, at:d it was only by crippling the enemy that we crated hope either to retreat or, to coitark unmolested. made every preparation, to receive the '•attack, a n :t drew out the army in the morning to offer battle...— This watt not Marshal Suult's object. He either did not think hituselfsuflicieotly strung, or he wished to 'a play a surer game by attacking us on our march, er during our 'embarketion. The country was inter seeted; and his positioo too strong for me t o a tt ac k • with an inferior force. The want of provisions wonli not et),MO me to wait longer. I marched that nigh t; , and in two forted marehes„ being exposed for eight hours in the rain, I reached Betauzos on the Wth instant., " At Lugo, I was se o sible of the impos s ibility of reaching .Vigo, which was at too great a dis tance, and offered no advantages to embark in the face of an enemy. My intention was then to have retreated to the peninsula of Betanaos, where I hoped to find a position to cover the embarkation of the army in Ares or Rides says ; but having seta an Officer to reconnoitre it, by his report was determined to prefer this place. I gave notice to tire Admiral of my intention, and begged that tire Iran.: sports might be brought to Colutina had I found them here on my arrival on the 11th, the etnbark ation would have ea6ily been etfealed, for I had gained several marches on the French. They have now cone up with us, the transports are not arrived ; tnl position in front of this place is a very b:d one ; and this place, if I am forced to retire into it, is corn. 'Minded within musket shot, and the harbour will be sit commanded by cannon on the coast, that tm ship Will be able to lay in it. In short, my Lord, General Stewart will inform you how critical Ler 'situation is. It has been recommended to me to make a proposal to the enemy, to induce him to allow us to embark quietly, itt which case he gee, us. out of the country WWI, and this place with its stores, &c. complete; that otherwise' we have tire power to make a long defence, which mu,i the destruction of the town. Pam averse 10 i;1 any such proposal,' and am exceedingly &Lii i!,l it would be attended with any good eruct , but, whatever tresolve on this head, I hope: your Lor4- ship will rest assured, that' I shall accept no terms that are in• the least dishonourable to the army or the country. I find I have been led into gfeater length, and more detail, than I thought 1 slearld have had time for; I have Written under kite; iee tions, and with my mind Much occupied with matter. My letter, Written so carelessly, can ; oz7lv be considered as private. When 1 ItTave More le sore I shall .write,more correctly'; Atte mean Ili ov, I rely, on General Stewart, for giving your Loid ship the information and detail which I have wiat. ted. I shall regret his absence, for his services been very,distinguished 3 tut the slate o f ltr „) es makes it impossible for him to serve, and this c(,ett try is not one in which cavalry can be of Much wie. If I succeed in embarking the army, I shall send it to England ; it is quite unfit for further service cant it has been refitted, which can be best done tle;:r:-. • • " Jowl Wane," :'k~llZ+_